Damn, brother, I'd hate to think I gave you advice that shitty... I cant believe this spring though - it rained 2 or 3 times in my first 18 months here, and, other than the gloom, it was never even cloudy... its been a strange spring... its clear here today, hopefully it will stick... when I moved down in June 2008, when the gloom went away, I didnt see so much as a cloud until about November... my fingers are crossed